The NBA Playoffs are the pinnacle of the NBA season, the mountain that every team is striving to climb and ultimately end up on top. The Cleveland Cavaliers made it onto the mountain this season but joined the many teams that have since fallen off. Only one team can hoist the trophy, and all other teams have to turn their gaze from the peak and instead focus on the steps ahead of them.
Once they are eliminated fans want to hope for a better future or angrily lay carnage to the team that failed them. Some enjoy the analytical nature of the transaction game, weighing all of the factors as they try to figure out the way for a team to improve.